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Atkinson Attorneys at Law is a proud sponsor of the Susan G. Atkinson Fund for Cancer Research and Education ( SGA Fund) . The SGA Fund’s mission is to provide a means to expand research and education to eliminate all cancers. Focusing on the discovery of innovative techniques and technologies for the prevention, education and eradication […]
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Dear Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent coverage opinions of the Florida District Court of Appeals which may be of interest to you. In Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Co. v. Romanach, the Third District Court of Appeals found that the insurer properly sought declaratory relief to determine whether […]
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July 17, 2017 Dear Ladies/Gentlemen: Atkinson, P.A. is writing today to alert you to a very recent case decided by Florida’s Supreme Court, which may impact your claims handling practices in the State of Florida. On July 13, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court decided Government Employees Insurance Company v. Macedo, finding that the carrier owed […]
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February 17, 2017 Dear Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal and Florida Supreme Court, which may be of interest to you. In Wells Fargo v. Pruco Life Insurance, the Supreme Court of Florida found that under Florida Statute 627.455 a policy that […]
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Dear Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal and Florida Supreme Court, which may be of interest to you. In Crane Co. v. Delisle, the Fourth District Court reversed and remanded a Florida Circuit Court’s judgment and held that the trial court abused […]
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September 29, 2016 Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal which may be of interest to you. In Florida Peninsula Insurance Company v. Wagner, the Second District Court concluded that the circuit court erroneously applied a […]
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July 15, 2016 Dear Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal which may be of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Dominguez v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 187 So. 3d 892 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016), reh’g denied (Mar. 28, 2016), […]
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May 24, 2016 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions that may be of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Doctors Co. v. Thomas, the Second District Court of Appeal granted a petition for writ of certiorari and quashed a […]
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March 7, 2016 SPECIAL BAD FAITH UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This correspondence is to advise you of an important recent decision by the Florida Supreme Court which held that: (1) an insured is entitled to a determination of liability and the full extent of his or her damages in the UM action before filing […]
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February 16, 2016 Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal which may be of interest to you. In Restrepo v. Carrera, the Third District Court concluded that requiring a party to disclose cell phone numbers and names violated that party’s Fifth Amendment […]
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